Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007

4 (1) Section 11 (orders for grouping parishes etc) is amended as follows. E+W

(2) In subsection (1)—

(a) after “district council” in each place insert “ or London borough council ”;

(b) after “same district” insert “ or London borough ”.

(3) In subsection (3), for paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b) the electoral arrangements that are to apply to the council;”.

(4) After subsection (3) insert—

“(3A) In this section “electoral arrangements”, in relation to a council, means all of the following—

(a) the year in which ordinary elections of councillors are to be held;

(b) the number of councillors to be elected to the council by each parish;

(c) the division (or not) of any of the parishes, into wards for the purpose of electing councillors;

(d) the number and boundaries of any such wards;

(e) the number of councillors to be elected for any such ward;

(f) the name of any such ward.”

(5) In subsection (4) after “district council” in each place insert “ or London borough council ”.

(6) In subsection (5) for “section 16 of the Local Government and Rating Act 1997” in each place substitute “ section 86 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 ”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 5 para. 4 in force at 13.2.2008 by S.I. 2008/337, art. 2(c)